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‘They are stronger than us' - Juventus have 'a strategy' to overcome massive Real Madrid challenge as Igor Tudor ready to learn 'a lesson' from clash with Man City

<p>The Italian side will face the Spanish giants in the Club World Cup round of 16 clash on Tuesday and the head coach is anticipating a massive challenge for his side, with Xabi Alonso's men regarded as one of the tournament favourites.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Tudor opted to rest key players for their last group stage match against City, which <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/man-city-much-stronger-than-juventus-as-igor-tudor-promises-to-go-easy-on-his-players-after-crushing-defeat-in-club-world-cup/blt707ddaacdbc50dd4" target="_blank">they lost 5-2</a>. Despite his team being outclassed by the English side, Tudor urged his team to learn lessons, saying: "Defeats are part of the game and of life, you accept them and move on. It will serve as a lesson to us to grow."</p> <div class="affiliate-button-container theme-1" data-name="DAZN"><div class="affiliate-button"><img class="logo" height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2a657c326f3152f3/65709dfdfcc91a04075bd960/DAZN.png"><span class="affiliate-text">Watch every FIFA Club World Cup game free on DAZN</span></div><a href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lfsPh/destination:https://www.dazn.com/welcome/fifa-club-world-cup" class="affiliate-button-link" target="_blank">Stream now</a></div>

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<p>Tudor spoke about Madrid and the challenge, saying: "Real Madrid&nbsp;are always strong in these tournaments, I expect a difficult match against a team that has great qualities and has always shown its value in every competition. We have prepared, we want to play our cards and get through to the next round. I explained to the lads that these are the best matches to play . Everyone wants to beat Real Madrid and we want to try too. You have to live it this way, also showing great courage . Even if at the moment they are stronger than us, we have developed a strategy to try to beat them."</p>

WHAT TUDOR SAID

<p>Juventus are set to take on Madrid today when the two teams face off in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR JUVENTUS ?

‘They are stronger than us' - Juventus have 'a strategy' to overcome massive Real Madrid challenge as Igor Tudor ready to learn 'a lesson' from clash with Man City | Goal.com

Juventus coach Igor Tudor says his team have &quot;developed a strategy&quot; to beat Real Madrid after learning their lesson from losing to Manchester City.

‘They are stronger than us&apos; - Juventus have &apos;a strategy&apos; to overcome massive Real Madrid challenge as Igor Tudor ready to learn &apos;a lesson&apos; from clash with Man City